6 Skills to Stay Competitive as a Freelancer
New year — lots of new homework assignments. If you’ve been following along with our challenge to freelance writers on how to enrich...
Four Inspiring, Badass Female Writers to Watch
In high school, as I was preparing to apply to journalism school and prepare to conquer the media — I scribbled a byline bucket list into...
Why Writers Need to Know CMS
Even though I’m only the ripe ‘ole age of 30, I sometimes feel the timing of my journalism degree means I missed out on the proper...
Advice From Women Writers on How They Built Their Freelance Empires
I still remember — lovingly — my very first byline. After honing some early networking skills, I had landed a weekly column in a tiny...
Survey Results: How Freelancers Set Rates for Different Assignments
Different assignments, different rates, but same freelancer. Do really value and understand your freelancers’ time? If you need to better...
Peer Advice for Freelancers: 9 Lessons on Setting Client Expectations
How can freelancers set client expectations? Develop an approach driven by clear communication and transparency. To set expectations,...
 The History of Female Writers
Though romantic comedies may paint a different picture, there is a major gender divide within media. In honor of Women’s History Month,...
More Than Words: Online Courses to Improve Your Freelancer Toolbox (and Stay Competitive)
These days, it’s usually not enough to be a professional wordsmith. As the content marketing landscape evolves at a dizzying pace,...
‘Digital Mom’ Audrey McClelland on Her Shift From Full-Time Fashion to Freelance
Let’s be honest, raising a kid feels like a full-time job. Between bestowing the lessons of life, helping with algebra homework, and...
8 Interviewing Skills for Writing Like an Expert on Anything (Even If You’re Not Neil deGrasse
Do you have the essential interviewing skills that can help you write like a professional journalist? Great interviewers embrace...
Niche Expert: Allison Levine’s Journey From Wine Consumer to Marketer to Blogger to… GM
Sipping the finest wine and spirits — often paired with gourmet snacks — for a living? Going through guided tastings led by renowned...
How to Grow Your Freelance Business This Year: Quarter One
It’s a big moment when you finally give the middle finger to full-time employment and branch out on your own. Okay, even if you’re not so...
An Interview With ‘Pretty Extraordinary’ Working Mom/Influencer, Danielle Smith
“I started this website… and the genesis of it was me wanting to write a book way back when… And the way the universe has of pushing me...
The Evolving Role of Writers in the Gig Economy: Growing Your Freelancing Skill Set (1 of 5)
If you want to break a leg in the industry these days, it’s important to understand what you need to master, why it’s important and of...
The Eight Essential Business Friends a Permalancer Needs
Nobody can go it alone. Not even when you’re a digital nomad floating around the world, tethered only by CMS and a bank routing number....
Apply the Lazy User Model to Your Pitching Strategy for More Wins
As someone who regularly needs to produce, but doesn’t necessarily glory in the process, I’m always looking for more efficient ways to...
Do Freelance and Remote Workers Make Better Decisions? Research From MIT and Neuroscientists Points
Hundreds of articles have been written about how isolation and lack of structure affect freelancers and remote workers. Co-working was...
The Niche Expert: How a Teacher Can Become a Content Creator in Education
Teaching and writing are two sides of a priceless coin. Writers historically have used the classroom as a place to supplement their...
Top 5 Responsibilities of a Journalist When Working With a Publicist (4 of 5)
Whether it is a product, a destination, a property or a person, every brand wants to share their unique proposition with the masses. Or...



















